How to write Research Summary and Ethical Considerations Guidelines
The summary should include the areas detailed below.You need to describe this research report as though directed toward someone whose findings you want to implement.
Introduction
Background of study:
• Problem (why this issued is being studied)
• Significance to nursing
• Purpose
• Objectives: research question and/or hypothesis
• Concepts, phenomena
Methods of study:
• Quantitative or qualitative
• Research design
• Sample
• Procedures
Results of study:
• What did they find?
• Implications to nursing
• Explain how the findings contribute to nursing knowledge/science. Would it impact practice, education, administration, or all areas of nursing?
Ethical Considerations
• Was the study approved by an Institutional Review Board?
• Was patient privacy protected?
• Were there ethical considerations regarding the treatment or lack of?
Conclusion